On the afternoon of October 7, Miss Grand Cambodia Sotheary By announced that she will not continue to compete in Miss Grand International 2024 and will not go to Thailand with other contestants. Sotheary shared that there are many issues going on behind this incident and that the Cambodian organization has made efforts to welcome and serve the contestants. She hopes everyone can see that.
She expressed her joy at meeting the wonderful contestants from all over the world and sent her love to all of them. However, Sotheary was also sad to say goodbye so soon. She wished the remaining contestants well in their journeys and wished everyone the best of luck in their quest for the crown.
The conflict between the Miss Grand International Organization (MGI) and Miss Grand Cambodia broke out on the evening of October 6, surprising many viewers. Just a few days after the competition, Miss Grand International 2024 in Cambodia encountered trouble when both sides simultaneously issued announcements indicating a breakdown in cooperation.
The Miss Grand Cambodia organization officially announced: “We regret to announce that Miss Grand Cambodia will no longer continue the copyright with Miss Grand International due to the organization’s disrespect of Cambodia as the host country and its lack of cooperation.” In response, MGI said that Cambodia will no longer be the host country of this year’s contest because “the organizer did not meet the standards set by MGI.”
Miss Grand Cambodia then held a livestream to explain the incident in more detail. According to the organizing team, they had a specific plan for the location and time of the contest. However, Mr. Nawat – Chairman of MGI – kept changing the requirements, forcing the Cambodian side to adjust to these changes.
One of the typical incidents was the preparation for the boat tour, which was not in the original plan. Although Cambodia tried to arrange everything, the bad weather forced them to pack up. When Mr. Nawat arrived and found everything was not ready, he was not satisfied and did not accept the explanation from the Cambodian team.
Miss Grand International 2024 is the 12th edition of the pageant, with 75 contestants from around the world competing. The final is scheduled to take place on October 25. Despite the troubles in Cambodia, the contestants will continue with the competition in Thailand.
Vietnam's representative at Miss Grand International 2024 is Vo Le Que Anh, Miss Grand Vietnam 2024. Born in 2001 in Quang Nam, Que Anh was the runner-up of Hue University in 2020, entered the top 40 of Miss Vietnam 2020 and won the title of 1st runner-up of Miss Tourism Da Nang 2022. She graduated from the Korean Language and Culture major at Hue University and holds a B2 Korean certificate - CEFR.
Que Anh at Miss Grand International 2024:
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